Indian Civet
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The large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) is a member of the Viverrid family native to Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the species as Near Threatened, mainly because of trapping-driven declines in heavily hunted and fragmented areas, and the heavy trade as wild meat.
Large Indian civets are generally grizzled greyish brown, with white and black bars along their neck, usually two white stripes and three black stripes on the tail, and a white muzzle. The hair on their back is longer. Their claws are retractable. They have hair in between their paw pads. This a large vivverid, measuring behind only the binturong and the African civet in size. The head-and-body length can range from 50 to 95 cm (20 to 37 in), the tail measuring 38 to 59 cm (15 to 23 in) and the hindfoot measuring 9 to 14.5 cm (3.5 to 5.7 in) long. Weight ranges from 3.4 to 9.2 kg
The large Indian civet ranges from Nepal, northeast India, Bhutan to Myanmar, Thailand, the Malay peninsula and Singapore to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and China.
Indian Civet
Courtesy:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Indian_civet
The large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) is a member of the Viverrid family native to Southeast Asia. In 2008, the IUCN classified the species as Near Threatened, mainly because of trapping-driven declines in heavily hunted and fragmented areas, and the heavy trade as wild meat.
Large Indian civets are generally grizzled greyish brown, with white and black bars along their neck, usually two white stripes and three black stripes on the tail, and a white muzzle. The hair on their back is longer. Their claws are retractable. They have hair in between their paw pads. This a large vivverid, measuring behind only the binturong and the African civet in size. The head-and-body length can range from 50 to 95 cm (20 to 37 in), the tail measuring 38 to 59 cm (15 to 23 in) and the hindfoot measuring 9 to 14.5 cm (3.5 to 5.7 in) long. Weight ranges from 3.4 to 9.2 kg
The large Indian civet ranges from Nepal, northeast India, Bhutan to Myanmar, Thailand, the Malay peninsula and Singapore to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and China.